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My Life in China and America

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  1. Preface and I. Boyhood

    22:51

  2. II. School Days

    12:08

  3. III. Journey to America and First Experiences There

    8:57

  4. IV. At Monson Academy

    10:32

  5. V. My College Days

    11:16

  6. VI. Return To China

    22:22

  7. VII. Effort to Find a Position

    11:47

  8. VIII. Experiences in Business

    16:34

  9. IX. My First Trip to the Tea Districts

    22:49

  10. X. My Visit to the Taipings

    23:23

  11. XI. Reflections on the Taiping Rebellion

    14:31

  12. XII. Expedition to the Taiping Tea District

    20:11

  13. XIII. My Interviews with Tsang Kwoh Fan

    23:26

  14. XIV. My Mission to America to Buy Machinery

    8:18

  15. XV. My Second Return to China

    13:10

  16. XVI. Proposal of My Educational Scheme

    13:18

  17. XVII. The Chinese Educational Mission

    14:36

  18. XVIII. Investigation of the Coolie Trap

    7:19

  19. XIX. End of the Educational Mission

    25:26

  20. XX. Journey to Peking and Death of My Wife

    11:44

  21. XXI. My Recall to China

    22:12

  22. XXII Coup D'Etat of 1898

    11:18

  23. Appendix

    40:30

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Yung Wing was the first Chinese student to graduate from an American university, taking his degree from Yale in 1854, and this memoir tells the improbable story that led there and beyond. Born near Macao and educated at a missionary school, he crossed the Pacific as a young man, made his way through New England, and returned home determined to open Western learning to his countrymen. The book follows his long effort to launch the Chinese Educational Mission that sent young students abroad, and the political currents that finally cut it short. Written near the end of his life, it is a thoughtful record of two worlds and one man's attempt to bridge them. This free PDF and EPUB edition preserves a landmark cross-cultural memoir.

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Yung Wing

Yung Wing (1828-1912) was a Chinese-American reformer and educator, the first student from China to graduate from an American university. A Yale graduate and naturalized U.S. citizen, he devoted his career to bringing Western education to China through the Chinese Educational Mission.

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Author
Yung Wing
First published
1909
Reading time
About 4 hours
Pages
143
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
Ted Lai